U.S. Approves Air-to-Air APKWS Sale to Italy

The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy of the air-to-air variant of the APKWS-II, which would include over 5,000 guided rockets. The U.S. Defense Security…

Swedish Gripen Launches Taurus KEPD 350 Cruise Missile for the First Time

A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen C launched for the first time a Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile over the Vidsel Test Range. The Swedish Air Force released a…

New White House Helipad Shown Off to Reporters Ahead of Completion

President Trump toured the ornate, granite helipad under construction on the White House South Lawn with reporters, adding his signature to a piece of the stonework that could see use…

F-15EXs Are Headed to Seymour Johnson AFB

The Secretary of the U.S. Air Force confirmed that Seymour Johnson AFB is the planned recipient of the F-15EX Eagle II aircraft included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget.…

Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea

The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese and Russian aircraft continue to operate in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone. Japan has said China’s Tengden TB-001…

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U.S. Approves Air-to-Air APKWS Sale to Italy

The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy…

Swedish Gripen Launches Taurus KEPD 350 Cruise Missile for the First Time

A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen C launched for the first…

New White House Helipad Shown Off to Reporters Ahead of Completion

President Trump toured the ornate, granite helipad under construction on the White…

F-15EXs Are Headed to Seymour Johnson AFB

The Secretary of the U.S. Air Force confirmed that Seymour Johnson AFB…

Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea

The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese…

Block II Upgrades for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Clear Critical Design Review

The Block II’s open architecture for the E-2D’s mission systems, computers and…

JASDF F-15’s Landing Gear Collapses on Landing at Naha Airport

The main landing gear of a JASDF F-15 collapsed during landing, causing…

RTX Receives $22 Billion Contract to Accelerate Tomahawk Production

The award follows other investments in munitions production capacity aimed at reducing…

Military Aviation

NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past

The Boeing 737-700, formerly operated as N712JM, spent years as a secretive…

Chinese National Sentenced to Six Months After Unlawfully Photographing Whiteman AFB

Authorities said Wu's repeated photography of Whiteman AFB's infrastructure, including after a…

Italian Typhoon Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia

An Italian F-2000 Typhoon assigned to the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission…

Ukrainian MiG-29 Crashes After Air to Air Missile Misfire

A Ukrainian Air Force pilot was forced to eject from a MiG-29…

Drones

Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea

The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese…

CENTCOM Launches Multinational Attack Drone Task Force ‘Falcon Strike’

Task Force Falcon Strike will bring together U.S. and regional forces operating…

Kizilelma UCAV Drops Munitions from Internal Bays for the First Time

After initially testing weapon release from underwing pylons, the Kizilelma UCAV now…

FQ-42A and FQ-44A CCAs Are in Serial Production

A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

JASDF F-15’s Landing Gear Collapses on Landing at Naha Airport

The main landing gear of a JASDF F-15 collapsed during landing, causing…

Iconic Shuttleworth DH.88 Comet Racer Damaged After Landing Incident

The only airworthy example of an original de Havilland DH.88 Comet nosed-over…

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Crashes in Texas, Both Crew Members Killed

A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache crashed in Salado, Texas, leaving no survivors…

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Japan Intercepts Chinese TB-001 ‘Twin-Tailed Scorpion’ Drone Over East China Sea

The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese…

Ukrainian MiG-29 Crashes After Air to Air Missile Misfire

A Ukrainian Air Force pilot was forced to eject from a MiG-29…

Iran Shows Off Wreckage of U.S. Aircraft Lost During Operation Epic Fury

Iranian state media has released images of a display of aircraft wreckage…

China Shows H-6 Bomber Carrying Nuclear-Capable JL-1 ALBM

China released images of the H-6 bomber carrying the JL-1 air-launched ballistic…

Weapons

U.S. Approves Air-to-Air APKWS Sale to Italy

The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy…

Swedish Gripen Launches Taurus KEPD 350 Cruise Missile for the First Time

A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen C launched for the first…

RTX Receives $22 Billion Contract to Accelerate Tomahawk Production

The award follows other investments in munitions production capacity aimed at reducing…

GBU-75 JDAM Long Range Cleared for Production

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a procurement contract for GBU-75 JDAM…